antifoaming

[ an-tee-foh-ming, an-tahy- ]

adjective

1. preventing the development of or reducing foam.

Word History and Origins

Origin of antifoaming¹

First recorded in 1930–35; anti- + foam + -ing ²

Example Sentences

When the team applied a magnetic field to a malt infused with hops extract, the magnets dispersed the antifoaming agent into tinier particles.

From Science Magazine

Brewers try to tamp down the gushing by adding hops extract, an antifoaming agent that binds to the proteins first.

From Science Magazine

Then, to get rid of excess bubbles, he let the blood settle slowly in a slightly inclined cylinder and a helical reservoir, both coated on the inside with an antifoaming compound long used by brewers.

From Time Magazine Archive

He noted that "Chicken McNuggets, rather than being merely chicken fried in a pan, are a McFrankenstein creation of various elements not utilized by the home cook," including ground chicken skin, hydrogenated oils and dimethylpolysiloxane, an antifoaming agent, and he questioned whether customers understood the risks of eating McDonald's chicken over regular chicken.

From Time Magazine Archive